Asheville Regional Airport
| Continent: North America | Country: United States | Region: North Carolina |
| Asheville Reginal Airport | |
| Location | Fletcher, North Carolina |
| IATA code | AVL |
| ICAO code | KAVL |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | http://flyavl.com/ |
| Overview map | Google Maps |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 121.1 |
| Ground | 121.9 |
| Clearance | |
| Approach | 124.65 |
| Departure | 124.65 |
| ATIS | 120.2 |
| Departure | 122.95 |
Asheville Regional Airport (IATA: AVL, ICAO: KAVL, FAA LID: AVL) is a Class C airport near Interstate 26 near the town of Fletcher, 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Asheville, in the U.S. state of North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the Greater Asheville Regional Airport Authority.[2] The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a small-hub primary commercial service facility.[4] In 2019 it served an all-time record number of passengers for the airport, 1,616,762, an increase of 43% over 2018 and the sixth consecutive year of record traffic.[5]
The airport opened with a 6500-foot runway in 1961, replacing the former airport at 35.439°N 82.481°W.